While it was disappointing that we were unable to see Jaden McDaniels in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, characterizing this season as anything but a massive success for him would be wrong. After the Minnesota Timberwolves brass parted the seas for McDaniels to take over in the starting lineup, Jaden delivered the best season of his career.
He came into the year carrying the “3-and-D” tag, which wasn’t entirely unfair based on what we’d seen from him through his first two seasons in the league. He proved to be much more than that, and now finds himself in line for a five-year, nine-figure contract extension this summer.